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Providence Journal photo / Frieda Squires

Businesses are thriving at the northernd end of Garden City Center in Cranston, where workers recently removed the shopping center's trademakr glass awnings.

CRANSTON, RI -- Garden City Center in Cranston has a new management company, The Wilder Companies, the Boston-based company announced.

Wilder is a real-estate development and management company that's been in business since the 1970s.

In 2007, Wilder purchased 10 shopping centers in New England from billionaire developer Thomas Flatley, the one-time owner of Garden City Center. Wilder's portfolio now includes 45 properties in New England, Florida and elsewhere.

Garden City is now owned by Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association. Flatley sold the 48-acre upscale enclave in 1998 for $73 million to the California pension fund.

Wilder will take over leasing and management duties for Garden City Aug. 2.

 Tags  Cranston RI Garden City Center real estate

Comments

Cranston Resident said:

OK... what happens when it rains as it has for the last 50 days?????

Link | July 22, 2009 9:15 AM
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